Heterostructured intermetallic CuSn catalysts: high performance towards the electrochemical reduction of CO2 to formate

• Published in: Journal of materials chemistry. A, Materials for energy and sustainability Vol. 7; no. 48; pp. 27514 - 27521
• Main Authors: Wang, Jigang, Zou, Jiasui, Hu, Xiao, Shunlian Ning, Wang, Xiujun, Kang, Xiongwu, Chen, Shaowei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 2019
• Subjects: Acid production; adsorption; Carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide emissions; Catalysts; Chemical reduction; copper; Current density; Density functional theory; Electrocatalysts; Electrochemistry; Electrodes; Electrolytes; Electrowinning; foams; formates; Formic acid; Free energy; fuels; Gaseous diffusion; Gibbs free energy; greenhouse gas emissions; Hydrogen; Hydrogen evolution; hydrogen production; Hydrogen-based energy; Metal foams; Organic chemistry; potassium hydroxide; Sodium bicarbonate

Electroreduction of carbon dioxide (CO2RR) into fuels and chemicals is an appealing approach to tackle CO2 emission challenges. To this end, it is critical to develop highly efficient and selective electrocatalysts for the CO2RR. Herein, we report a simple strategy for the preparation of heterostruc...